The Former First Lady Reveals Style Insights: Best Podcasts This Week
Top Selection
IMO: Fashion Focus
This latest series of the former first lady's audio series coincides with the release of a coffee-table book chronicling her style journey. Everything is meticulously crafted (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the series provides meaning together with its polish, revealing significant insights about the challenges she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to occupy the White House.
The Pause
Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your wedding day. We're familiar with the mixed emotions linked to anticipation. But what about awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.
The Prevention Expert
This series from an established audio team upholds their legacy of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary speaks with families whose children were taken away after reports of harm were made by a single medical professional, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.
The Truth Unveiled
Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This limited series puts EU nations in competition on housing, childcare and drug policy to establish the top performer. The parenting segment explores multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the reality that renowned Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if a new sibling arrives. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.
